Illinois High School Basketball - Peoria thwarts Normal West
January 31, 2025: Normal, IL 61761 The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Peoria Lions (Peoria, IL) and the host Normal West Wildcats (Normal, IL), observed Peoria's basketball team knock off Normal West by a score of 47-38.
The Lions (19-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Galesburg (Galesburg, IL). The Silver Streaks come into the non-league challenge with a 8-17 record. In their last challenge, Galesburg was knocked off by Quincy (Quincy, IL), 90-35, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the El Paso-Gridley Titans (El Paso, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Normal West will attempt to improve on its 6-16 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 16-5 record after their 68-42 league win over Fisher (Fisher, IL).